RSU Names Emmons as Assistant Professor of English

Emmons will teach courses in English and Native American Studies in RSU's
Department of Communications and Fine Arts.

Previously, Emmons served as a Visiting Professor at RSU, teaching
courses in composition and logic. She also has served as an Adjunct Professor
and Research Assistant at the University of Oklahoma.

She received a doctoral degree in English from OU. Her dissertation
focused on the role of humor in tribal cultures, with special emphasis on the
use of humor in contemporary Native American literature and art. She received a
master's degree from OU and a bachelor's degree from the University of
California at Berkeley.

Her academic specialties include Native American art and literature and
contemporary American literature.
She received a variety of academic honors and awards as a graduate
student at OU.